A few days later, a piece of news in newspapers and magazines stirred people's hearts.
That is, CCTV will film a TV series adapted from Jiang Yulou's novel "The Conspiracy".
TV dramas are still quite noble these days.
Moreover, CCTV is a TV station that can cover the whole country. If it can be broadcast on CCTV, it is definitely extraordinary.
As a result, people's curiosity about Jiang Yulou and the novel "The Conspiracy" was aroused.
Immediately afterwards, newspapers began to report on Jiang Yulou. The reports mainly focused on his identity as a graduate student at Yan'an University and his works, focusing on the novel "The Conspiracy".
"Yanjing Daily" commented: ""The Conspiracy" is another very successful novel written by the talented writer Jiang Yulou, which builds a complex and fascinating narrative world.
On the surface, it is a novel full of suspense and mystery, but upon deeper analysis, you will find that it explores complex emotions and themes deep in the human heart.
As of the time of publication, this novel has sold more than 300,000 copies and has been booked as a blockbuster novel of the year. I believe that after CCTV wins the rights to adapt this novel, it can produce a TV series that will satisfy the audience. "
"Reader": ""The Conspiracy" is composed of three seemingly independent but interrelated stories. These three stories are titled "Listening to the Wind", "Watching the Wind" and "Catching the Wind". Each story is It has its own plot lines and character relationships, but they are intertwined and influence each other to form a complete story.
Any story in this novel would be very exciting if made into a TV series. The three stories are filmed together. Readers can already look forward to the performance after the TV series is released. "
"Movie World": "According to reliable information, CCTV spent more than tens of thousands of yuan to obtain the copyright of "The Conspiracy". In order to make this novel a benchmark for domestic TV dramas, the director of CCTV even called for an investment of 100,000 yuan. The sky-high price of one million. However, there is currently no experience in filming TV series in China. How the final film will turn out remains to be tested by the audience."
Under the intensive bombardment of news such as this, the public's expectations for the TV series are getting higher and higher. At the same time, the sales of "The Conspiracy" have also increased significantly due to the stimulation of these news.
Dai Linfeng is worthy of being the person who led the rise of CCTV. Under his leadership, CCTV responded quickly. While the focus of public opinion was still focused on Jiang Yulou and his novel "The Conspiracy", he had already confirmed the project director, Wang Fulin.
Director Wang Fulin is 50 years old and is CCTV's own director. He started his career as a director in his twenties and has rich experience. Later, he directed the filming of "A Dream of Red Mansions" and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
After Dai Linfeng asked him if he was willing to direct "The Conspiracy", he agreed without hesitation. At this time, he had just finished filming the TV series "The Young Man Who Didn't Catch the Bus".
The reason why he was willing to accept this task without caring about rest was simple.
One is a big investment. An investment of one million. When he first heard this figure, he suspected that the station director was joking. It wasn't until the director told him about his grand plan that he believed it was true and strongly requested that he direct it.
Another reason is that "The Conspiracy" will be made into the first domestic TV series. What is a TV series? As a director who has visited the UK for inspection, he is naturally familiar with it. Being able to personally direct the filming of the first domestic TV series, as long as the filming is successful, regardless of qualifications or experience, there are so many benefits that I can be excited and trembling just thinking about it.
The last reason is to gain experience in filming "Dream of Red Mansions". The filming plan for "Dream of Red Mansions" is no longer a secret at CCTV. Although the TV station is interested in letting him direct it, for a multi-million investment project, one must be cautious. If "The Conspiracy" is successfully filmed, it will undoubtedly be a plus for him.
After Dai Linfeng finalized the director, relying on the influence of CCTV, Wang Fulin's fame, millions of investments and the popularity of the novel, he began to invite popular domestic stars.
I thought it would be a smooth invitation, but it didn't go well.
In this era, all the popular stars are in movies.
As for the TV series?
What it is.
You can't blame the actors. The TV series of this era are very different from the TV series that audiences of later generations are used to. In addition, the influence is not the same, so they are not popular with well-known actors.
Dai Linfeng and Wang Fulin studied for a long time, but neither could think of a good way.
Just when the two of them were at a loss what to do, Dai Linfeng thought of Jiang Yulou: "Maybe this kid has a way!"
"Director, who are you talking about?" Wang Fulin asked doubtfully.
"He is the author of "The Conspiracy"." Thinking of Jiang Yulou, Dai Linfeng still looked a little complicated. "Originally, the TV station would only invest a maximum of 100,000 yuan in this TV series, but after drinking his ecstasy soup, it now has 100,000 yuan." million investment."
Afterwards, Dai Linfeng felt that he was a little flattered by the pie painted by Jiang Yulou, but if he was given another choice, he would probably agree.
This also made him realize that this young man was extraordinary.
"I really want to meet this great writer Jiang." Wang Fulin said with an expression on his face.
Dai Linfeng smiled and said: "There will be a chance."
After making the decision, he called Jiang Yulou again.
Jiang Yulou arrived at CCTV and complained after seeing Dai Linfeng: "Director Dai, I am very busy now. Why didn't you call me to tell me if you had anything?"
"It's a good thing that I came to you this time." Dai Linfeng smiled.
Jiang Yulou's eyes lit up and he asked: "Oh, is Director Dai ready to pay me copyright fees now?"
"Ahem. The money will have to wait a little longer." Seeing his disbelief, Dai Linfeng said angrily: "Don't worry, CCTV, as big as ours, can still owe you that little money?"
Jiang Yulou said: "If it's not money, what good can it do?"
"The director of "The Conspiracy" has been confirmed. It is Wang Fulin from our CCTV, Director Wang. Now the only thing missing is the actors. Director Wang said that he should respect your opinion as the original author. Let me ask you which characters in the script are suitable for you. As for actors, we can choose them with purpose." Dai Linfeng said with a smile.
Jiang Yulou raised his eyebrows, then looked at him suspiciously and said, "Director Dai, don't lie to me. Do you want to ask my opinion, or do you think CCTV can't hire actors?"
"Of course...it's not that I can't find actors, I just want to hear your opinions and brainstorm ideas." Dai Linfeng looked embarrassed.
Jiang Yulou looked at Director Dai thoughtfully. Considering the status of film and television stars in this era, he already had some guesses in his mind. It seems that even for a multi-million TV series led by CCTV, it is not easy to find suitable actors.
